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Ruby May (Cissy) Bridgen

NOTES from John Bridgen:
Ruby May was 2nd to be born after her mother had suffered one miscarriage

When in 1938 Bernard Yorke deserted my aunt Ruby May, she was left in very straightened circumstances indeed. In due course she married Michael Lamly but remained impoverished.
At Harry's death his son Gerald (said to have been an easy going fellow) inherited the house. On Gerald's death all was inherited by Gerald's widow Kathleen who decided she could not live alone and so invited Ruby May and Michael Lamly to live with her in the house at Norbury. When later Kathleen moved to Brighton she persuaded them to move there too to rooms in her house.She achieved some good will from Ernest's widow Beattie and was left £200.00 in her will. At Kathleen's death she left Ruby May and Michael Lamly nothing.(So with these brief notes you can glimpse something of my mother's admiration for Kathleen and of the rivalries and jealousies [arising from the seen worldly success of some and relative failure by others] abounding.

My mother had had a long and close relationship with her sister-in-law, Ruby May, always referred to as Cissie, dating back to their pregnancies with Dick and Claude (when both were resident with my grandmother Jessie at 39, Elsinore Road, Forest Hill).

Ruby May I remember as a very kind and loving aunt, in that respect very like her mother, Jessie, who at Bernard's desertion returned to her pre-marriage occupation as an assistant in a ladies' wear department of a dress shop. She found being on her feet all day long very trying. Subsequently she became a school meals supervisor for the London County Council.

NOTES: from Robert Bridgen
Called Cissy; youngest of 3 children (dates do not agree with this, needs checking)

Cissy (Yorke) died some years ago. she had separated from her husband Bernard?They had one son (name?) who was killed in the war

William Bridgen

Notes from Tim Gray:
William was an Estate agent with Mercer and Sons, but with no children.

Notes from John Bridgen:
In early manhood Bill and Gerald used to visit Jessie, who was very fond of their mother Frankie.
They both had private tutors. Bill later on married Connie Saunders and in due course died 1975. I visited his widow in 1980 with my first wife Margaret. She was living at East Meon, nr. Petersfield, Hants.
Bill was Chief Salesman of a company involved in selling quality homes in Sackville St. London W.

Arthur Joseph Genereux

Occupation: Farmer,Service Station Manager and Owner, Insurance Auditor
Title: Staff Sargent United States Marine Corp

Arthur William Debenham

ABODES:
1910 - 72 High Street, Cowes; 71 High Street, Sandown (Kelly's)  1924/25 - 72 High Street, Cowes (Kelly's)

NOTES:
1910 - Bankrupted

Arthur Debenham

Websites:
Examples of all Debenham brothers work: http://www.rogerco.bravepages.com/pixs/carte.htm

Article by Carol Hanson (Arthur's Great Granddaughter)
Extract below: http://www.pacpubserver.com/new/news/4-10-98/trevenna.html
....There are two photos taken by Ms. Hanson's great grandfather, Arthur Debenham, a court photographer to the royal monarchs in England. One of the photos is of a gathering of the families of King Edward VII and Czar Nicholas. It is believed this was the last time the two families were together before Czar Nicholas was murdered. Each person in the photo, including Anastasia, is identified in the margin. When one of the Hansons' two sons was studying at Cornell, his professor held up a book showing this last photo of the two royal families. The young Mr. Hanson went home and advised his mother to take good care of the photo....

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gordonchilds/studios/debenham.htm

ABODES:
1861/62 - Kensington Garden Square, Bayswater, London - (Home address)
1861/62 - 174 Regent Street, London - (Business)
1862/63 - 158 Regent Street, London - (Home with William)
1867 - Isle of Wight (Advertisements)
1871 - 23 George Street, Ryde (census)
1875 - 28 Union Street, Ryde (Kelly's)
1879 - 69 Palmerston Road, Southsea, Hampshire (Studio) (currently "Sur-la-Mer" French restaurant, 2002)
1881 Census:
Dwelling: 28 Union St
Census Place: Ryde, Hampshire, England
Source: FHL Film 1341288 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1178 Folio 59 Page 7
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Arthur DEBENHAM M 35 M Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Photographer (Emp 22 Hands)
Alice J. DEBENHAM M 37 F Highgate, Middlesex, England
Rel: Wife
Edith L. DEBENHAM 13 F Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Rel: Dau
Occ: Scholar
Ethel M. DEBENHAM 9 F Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Rel: Dau
Occ: Scholar
Arthur W. DEBENHAM 5 M Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
John W. DEBENHAM 4 M Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Robt W DEBENHAM 2 M Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Rel: Son
Walter E.A. DEBENHAM 10 m M Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Rel: Son
Mary A. MANLEY U 21 F Honiton, Devon, England
Rel: Serv
Occ: Cook (Dom)
Emma LIGHT U 22 F East Boldre, Hampshire, England
Rel: Serv
Occ: Nurse
Mary M. MOREY U 16 F Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Rel: Serv
Occ: Housemaid
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1891 - 3 John street, Ryde (census)
1898/99 - 72 High Street, Cowes; 28 Union Street, Ryde & 71 High Street, Sandown (Kelly's p. 455) Spencer Cottage, Newport Spencer Cottage, Sea View, Ryde
1922 - Retired 1924 - 69 Palmerston Road, Southsea, Hampshire (Studio)
1924 - 2 Pelham Road, Southsea, Hampshire (Home)
1924 - Celebrated their Golden Wedding in Southsea (see local papers for accounts 25 11 1924)
1925 - Retired to Bournemouth
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Descendants of Arthur Debenham imported 6 Jun 2002 from:
Debenham-Mikegenereux.GED (11 JUN 2001)
Created by: FTW Family Tree Maker for Windows 8.0
Submitted by: Mike Matthew Genereux
Individuals: 32
Marriages: 12

John Worley Debenham

The photo of possibly the Debenham brothers was taken by John W. Debenham who gives his address on the back as:
Photographer, 182 Roundwood Road, Willesden, London